hello and happy New year

[barbimay]

Hi, my name is Barbara and I suffer from generalised anxiety, as well as Lupus, and a rare lung disease called Pulmonary hypertension (in the severe range). I am dealing with much anxiety which I will write in another post. it has taken me a long time to make the decision to join, but I have read such great advice to others by many of you, like gypsy lee, ponder, kirk, teafrenzy, and others to name a few. Hope everyone has a great New Year!
Cheers
Barbara:D

[Ponder]

Right back at Ya & Welcome to the Forum.

Nice to meet you Barbara. I hope your find much healing in the coming year.

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[barbimay]

Thank you Ponder. I wish you a 2017 full of health and strength to keep on helping yourself and others.

[peteski37]

Welcome Barbara Iv only just joined and I already feel the love of this forum it is a great place

[MainerMikeBrown]

I hope everyone on this forum has a good year in 2017. We all deserve it.

[barbimay]

Thank you Peteski and MainerMikeBrown. I wish you both a year with health and less anxiety, and lots of easy breathing! (My own lungs need a break, so breathing well is very important):toothgrin:

[Kirk]

Thank you and happy new year to you also. Barbara, welcome to the forum also. I used to work with a girl who was in her 20's and she had Lupus and
functioned pretty well. When you have actual health issues, it can make your anxiety worse. As long as you take care of yourself, the odds are in your favor
that you will be OK. Again, we are all glad you joined the forum, as we are all here to help each other.

[barbimay]

Thanks for the welcome Kirk. Hopefully I can gain some insight in handling the overwhelming anxiety I feel in addition to the health challenges.